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             A sermon preached before the King and Queen at Whitehal, on Good-Friday, 1690 by the Lord Bishop of Rochester, Dean of Westminster.
             Sprat, Thomas, 1635-1713.
          
           [2], 42 p.
           
             In the Savoy, printed by Edward Jones,
             [London] :
             1690.
          
           
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           A
           SERMON
           PREACHED
           before
           the
           King
           and
           Queen
           ,
           At
           WHITEHAL
           ,
           On
           Good-Friday
           ,
           1690.
           
           By
           the
           Lord
           Bishop
           of
           ROCHESTER
           ,
           Dean
           of
           WESTMINSTER
           .
        
         
           Published
           by
           Their
           Majesties
           Command
           .
        
         
           
             In
             the
             SAVOY
          
           :
           Printed
           by
           
             Edward
             Jones
          
           .
           M.
           DC
           .
           XC
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           
             
             1
             St.
             Peter
             ,
             Chap.
             2.
             
             Part
             of
             21st
             ,
             and
             22d
             Verses
             .
          
           
             Christ
             also
             suffer'd
             for
             us
             ,
             leaving
             us
             an
             Example
             ,
             that
             ye
             should
             follow
             his
             Steps
             ,
             Who
             did
             no
             Sin.
             
          
        
         
           THE
           Subject
           of
           our
           Devout
           Meditations
           on
           this
           Blessed
           Day
           ,
           is
           our
           dear
           Redeemer's
           Passion
           ;
           and
           the
           last
           most
           bitter
           part
           of
           it
           ,
           his
           humbling
           
           himself
           so
           ,
           as
           
             to
             become
             Obedient
             to
             Death
             ,
             even
             the
             Death
             of
             the
             Cross
             ;
             and
             the
             Preaching
             of
             this
             Cross
             ,
          
           though
           (
           as
           St.
           Paul
           tells
           us
           )
           
             To
             them
             that
             Perish
             it
             is
          
           
           Foolishness
           ,
           yet
           he
           also
           assures
           us
           ,
           
             to
             as
             many
             as
             are
             Saved
             ,
             it
             is
             the
             Power
             of
             God.
             
          
        
         
           Now
           that
           none
           of
           Us
           should
           be
           found
           in
           the
           number
           of
           those
           ,
           who
           Perish
           by
           foolishly
           despising
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           a
           Crucified
           Saviour
           ,
           but
           rather
           that
           we
           may
           all
           be
           wise
           to
           Salvation
           ,
           
           by
           meekly
           adoring
           this
           Power
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           wondrous
           Depths
           of
           Divine
           Love
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           by
           rightly
           applying
           the
           unspeakable
           Fruits
           of
           it
           to
           our selves
           ,
           our
           Church
           has
           taken
           all
           imaginable
           care
           to
           represent
           it
           to
           us
           in
           the
           most
           serious
           and
           efficacious
           manner
           ,
           and
           to
           fix
           it
           firmly
           on
           our
           Minds
           and
           Consciences
           ,
           by
           frequent
           and
           affectionate
           Repetitions
           of
           all
           its
           Parts
           and
           Aggravations
           .
        
         
           So
           that
           if
           we
           shall
           reflect
           on
           the
           whole
           Annual
           Circle
           of
           our
           Publick
           Devotions
           ,
           't
           were
           easie
           to
           observe
           ,
           that
           our
           Saviour's
           Sufferings
           are
           therein
           oftner
           reiterated
           ,
           and
           more
           in
           proportion
           ,
           insisted
           on
           ,
           than
           perhaps
           any
           other
           Article
           of
           our
           
             pure
             and
             undefiled
             Religion
          
           :
           Our
           Church
           in
           this
           ,
           as
           in
           all
           things
           else
           ,
           exactly
           following
           the
           Blessed
           Pattern
           of
           the
           first
           ,
           and
           purest
           Ages
           ,
           as
           they
           did
           the
           Gospel
           of
           Christ
           ;
           which
           seems
           to
           dispense
           ,
           and
           measure
           out
           to
           us
           ,
           the
           benefits
           of
           all
           Spiritual
           Truths
           ,
           even
           of
           
           his
           Glorious
           Resurrection
           it self
           ,
           only
           according
           as
           we
           shall
           lay
           hold
           on
           the
           Merits
           of
           ,
           and
           be
           conformable
           to
           his
           Death
           .
           For
           so
           ,
           (
           among
           many
           other
           Scriptures
           to
           the
           like
           purpose
           )
           we
           read
           ,
           That
           
             if
             we
             have
             been
             planted
             together
             in
             the
             likeness
             of
             his
             Death
          
           ;
           if
           so
           ,
           and
           upon
           no
           other
           terms
           ,
           then
           
             we
             shall
             be
             also
             planted
          
           
           
             in
             the
             likeness
             of
             his
             Resurrection
             .
          
        
         
           Wherefore
           in
           order
           to
           this
           ,
           and
           to
           introduce
           ,
           as
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           the
           Passion
           of
           Christ
           with
           the
           greater
           Solemnity
           ,
           well
           did
           the
           Church
           Ordain
           ,
           That
           the
           certain
           Period
           of
           our
           Regular
           Abstinence
           ,
           and
           Repentance
           every
           Year
           ,
           should
           immediately
           go
           before
           this
           particular
           Season
           ;
           wisely
           judging
           ,
           the
           severest
           Mortifications
           of
           our selves
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           best
           Preparations
           for
           our
           meeting
           worthily
           our
           Lord
           dying
           ,
           and
           rising
           again
           for
           us
           ;
           and
           that
           some
           more
           than
           ordinary
           Method
           of
           Zealous
           Piety
           ,
           and
           Stricter
           Retirement
           from
           the
           World
           ,
           
           was
           necessary
           to
           fit
           us
           duly
           for
           a
           Time
           ,
           and
           Commemoration
           so
           Sacred
           .
        
         
           Nay
           farther
           yet
           ,
           When
           the
           very
           Day
           of
           his
           dying
           did
           nearer
           approach
           ,
           to
           shew
           what
           ought
           to
           be
           the
           chief
           Matter
           of
           our
           Private
           Contemplations
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Publick
           Worship
           ,
           during
           the
           whole
           Week
           preceding
           ,
           (
           which
           has
           been
           therefore
           remarkably
           honour'd
           with
           the
           Venerable
           Name
           of
           
             The
             Holy
             Week
             ,
          
           )
           has
           not
           our
           Excellent
           Liturgy
           ,
           Day
           by
           Day
           ,
           without
           Intermission
           ,
           with
           a
           Succession
           of
           Divine
           Offices
           ,
           the
           like
           not
           enjoin'd
           us
           in
           any
           other
           Week
           of
           the
           Year
           ,
           continually
           repeated
           and
           inculcated
           on
           our
           Memories
           this
           one
           charming
           Truth
           ,
           That
           
             our
             Lord
             ,
             our
             Love
             ,
             was
             Crucified
             ?
          
           So
           that
           scarce
           any
           thing
           else
           has
           all
           this
           while
           sounded
           in
           our
           Ears
           ,
           in
           these
           Holy
           Places
           ,
           but
           some
           one
           or
           other
           step
           of
           our
           Saviour's
           sad
           ,
           and
           dolorous
           passage
           to
           the
           
             Field
             of
             Blood
          
           ;
           till
           now
           at
           length
           we
           are
           brought
           thither
           ,
           and
           to
           
           the
           very
           Day
           ,
           when
           
             He
             cried
             out
             ,
             It
             is
          
           
           
             finish'd
             ,
             and
             gave
             up
             the
             Ghost
             .
          
        
         
           We
           having
           been
           so
           lately
           conducted
           through
           this
           wholesome
           course
           of
           Severities
           and
           Contritions
           ,
           all
           teaching
           us
           to
           Die
           to
           Sin
           ,
           as
           our
           Lord
           Died
           now
           for
           our
           Sins
           ;
           I
           cannot
           but
           believe
           ,
           that
           what
           had
           been
           else
           the
           proper
           Business
           of
           the
           Preacher
           on
           this
           Day
           ,
           is
           already
           in
           great
           part
           here
           done
           to
           my
           Hands
           ;
           that
           You
           are
           all
           come
           hither
           tenderly
           affected
           with
           a
           deep
           Sense
           ,
           and
           melting
           Remorse
           ,
           for
           what
           Christ
           suffer'd
           ,
           as
           at
           this
           time
           in
           our
           stead
           .
        
         
           And
           if
           ,
           by
           GOD's
           Grace
           ,
           Your
           Hearts
           are
           thus
           already
           touch'd
           from
           above
           ,
           then
           all
           that
           is
           left
           for
           me
           to
           do
           ,
           will
           be
           only
           to
           assist
           You
           ,
           not
           so
           much
           in
           raising
           ,
           as
           in
           directing
           to
           the
           best
           Uses
           ,
           Your
           Devout
           Affections
           already
           rais'd
           :
           To
           consult
           together
           with
           You
           ,
           in
           the
           Fear
           of
           GOD
           ,
           how
           all
           this
           Grief
           ,
           and
           Sorrow
           ,
           which
           so
           deservedly
           
           possesses
           Your
           Souls
           ,
           may
           become
           a
           true
           Christian
           Grief
           ,
           and
           Godly
           Sorrow
           ;
           How
           by
           Degrees
           we
           may
           advance
           it
           into
           Spiritual
           Gratitude
           ,
           Hope
           ,
           Love
           ,
           Zeal
           ,
           and
           
             Full
             Assurance
             of
             Faith
          
           ;
           and
           at
           last
           into
           
             Joys
             unspeakable
             ,
             and
             full
             of
             Glory
             :
          
           Which
           ,
           as
           sure
           as
           God
           is
           true
           ,
           will
           come
           to
           pass
           in
           the
           event
           ,
           if
           we
           shall
           make
           his
           precious
           Death
           and
           Passion
           ,
           not
           only
           the
           steady
           Object
           of
           our
           Belief
           and
           Admiration
           in
           those
           parts
           of
           it
           ,
           wherein
           we
           cannot
           imitate
           Him
           ;
           but
           also
           of
           our
           unwearied
           Imitation
           ,
           and
           constant
           Practise
           in
           those
           Things
           ,
           wherein
           he
           left
           behind
           him
           
             an
             Example
          
           ,
           for
           
             us
             to
             follow
             his
             Steps
          
           .
        
         
           So
           you
           see
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           my
           Text
           instructs
           us
           ,
           in
           the
           only
           saving
           way
           of
           Contemplating
           our
           dear
           Lord's
           Sufferings
           ;
           that
           we
           should
           consider
           them
           not
           only
           in
           themselves
           ,
           and
           their
           Cruel
           and
           Lamentable
           Circumstances
           ,
           but
           in
           their
           Gracious
           Ends
           ,
           Influences
           and
           Powers
           :
           
           As
           Christ
           was
           the
           Person
           Suffering
           ;
           as
           he
           
             suffer'd
             so
             much
          
           ,
           and
           as
           he
           suffer'd
           
             for
             us
             :
             For
             us
          
           ,
           as
           an
           unvaluable
           Randsom
           to
           atone
           GOD's
           Justice
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           relie
           on
           it
           ;
           
             For
             us
          
           ,
           as
           an
           unblameable
           Original
           of
           Meekness
           ,
           Holiness
           ,
           Charity
           ,
           and
           Resignation
           to
           the
           Will
           of
           GOD
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           Copy
           after
           it
           .
        
         
           In
           these
           few
           Words
           therefore
           ,
           we
           behold
           our
           LORD's
           Passion
           display'd
           to
           our
           View
           ,
           in
           its
           brightest
           Glory
           ,
           its
           condescending
           Humility
           ,
           its
           most
           obliging
           Endearments
           ,
           and
           its
           principal
           Uses
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           Its
           Glory
           ,
           in
           that
           it
           was
           Christ
           who
           
             suffer'd
             ;
             Jesus
             the
             Christ
             ,
             the
             Christ
             of
             God
             ,
          
           
           who
           is
           
             Lord
             of
             all
             things
             ,
             the
             Lord
             and
             Giver
          
           
           
             of
             Life
          
           :
           That
           the
           same
           Person
           ,
           who
           was
           Anointed
           a
           King
           to
           Govern
           the
           whole
           World
           ,
           and
           Ordain'd
           a
           Prophet
           to
           Teach
           〈◊〉
           ,
           should
           be
           also
           Consecrated
           a
           Priest
           to
           ●acrifice
           for
           it
           ,
           Himself
           being
           the
           Oblation
           .
        
         
           That
           is
           the
           Second
           ,
           and
           was
           the
           Low●ness
           of
           His
           Humility
           ;
           which
           is
           here
           styled
           
           His
           Suffering
           :
           Expressing
           ,
           in
           one
           word
           His
           patient
           enduring
           all
           that
           Misery
           ,
           and
           Torment
           ,
           which
           not
           only
           the
           Malice
           o●
           wicked
           Men
           ,
           or
           the
           Rage
           of
           Hell
           disappointed
           by
           Him
           ,
           but
           the
           Wrath
           of
           GOD
           provoked
           ,
           could
           inflict
           on
           Him
           ,
           not
           in
           the
           least
           on
           His
           own
           Account
           ,
           but
           only
           for
           our
           sakes
           .
        
         
           Which
           next
           follows
           ,
           and
           is
           the
           most
           endearing
           part
           of
           all
           ,
           that
           
             He
             suffer'd
             for
             us
          
           ;
           the
           Creator
           for
           the
           Creatures
           ;
           
             the
             Just
             for
             the
             Unjust
          
           ;
           the
           Judge
           for
           the
           Criminals
           :
           
           Yet
           
             for
             us
          
           ,
           loaded
           with
           all
           this
           Weight
           of
           our
           Guilt
           ,
           and
           with
           all
           these
           just
           Causes
           of
           His
           Prejudice
           ,
           he
           suffered
           ,
           for
           our
           Justification
           ,
           for
           our
           Salvation
           ;
           but
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           ,
           and
           in
           order
           to
           that
           ,
           for
           our
           Example
           !
        
         
           And
           lastly
           ,
           The
           Excellency
           of
           
             the
             Example
             ,
             he
             has
             left
             us
             to
             follow
             ,
          
           is
           specified
           in
           such
           an
           eminent
           Instance
           ,
           that
           
             He
             did
             no
             Sin
          
           ,
           as
           would
           indeed
           make
           us
           utterly
           to
           despair
           of
           ever
           following
           it
           ,
           were
           it
           not
           
           for
           his
           Grace
           strengthning
           us
           ,
           his
           Mercy
           forgiving
           us
           ,
           and
           his
           Spirit
           supporting
           us
           :
           All
           which
           he
           has
           faithfully
           promis'd
           ,
           and
           
             no
             Guile
             was
             ever
             found
             in
             his
             Mouth
             .
          
           
        
         
           The
           first
           Particular
           in
           my
           Text
           ,
           wherein
           the
           Grace
           of
           our
           LORD's
           Passion
           is
           magnifi'd
           ,
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           Person
           now
           suffering
           was
           
             the
             Christ
             of
             God.
          
           
        
         
           I
           need
           not
           here
           stay
           to
           enumerate
           distinctly
           the
           many
           High
           Prerogatives
           ,
           and
           Glorious
           Appellations
           ,
           which
           are
           heap'd
           on
           this
           great
           Person
           ,
           as
           he
           was
           
             the
             Christ
          
           ,
           throughout
           the
           Holy
           Scriptures
           ;
           whereof
           He
           was
           
             the
             Alpha
             ,
             and
             Omega
             ,
             the
             Beginning
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             the
             Ending
          
           ;
           first
           the
           Mystery
           ,
           then
           the
           Manifestation
           ;
           that
           to
           the
           Jewish
           Church
           under
           the
           Law
           ;
           this
           to
           the
           whole
           World
           under
           the
           Gospel
           .
        
         
           It
           may
           suffice
           ,
           that
           all
           over
           this
           inspir'd
           Book
           ,
           He
           is
           amply
           declar'd
           to
           be
           ,
           what
           the
           Author
           to
           the
           Hebrews
           has
           Divinely
           contracted
           into
           few
           words
           ;
           
             The
             Son
             of
             God
             ;
             The
             only
             begotten
             of
             God
             ;
             The
             Heir
             
             of
             all
             Things
             ;
             The
             Lord
             of
             Glory
             ;
             The
             very
             Brightness
             of
             his
             Fathers
             Glory
             ;
             The
             express
             Image
             of
             his
             Person
             ,
             full
             of
             Grace
             and
             Truth
             ,
             by
             whom
             He
             made
             the
             Worlds
             ,
             upholding
             all
          
           
           
             Things
             by
             the
             Word
             of
             his
             Power
             :
          
           All
           unconceivably
           splendid
           ,
           and
           triumphant
           Attributes
           ;
           and
           all
           these
           directly
           tending
           to
           ,
           and
           chiefly
           exercis'd
           in
           ,
           our
           Pardon
           ,
           and
           Peace
           .
           For
           so
           it
           presently
           follows
           ,
           that
           
             when
             by
             himself
             he
             had
             purg'd
          
           
           
             our
             Sins
          
           ,
           then
           ,
           and
           not
           till
           then
           ,
           
             He
             sate
             down
             on
             the
             Right
             Hand
             of
             the
             Majesty
             on
             High.
             
          
        
         
           This
           then
           was
           
             the
             Christ
          
           ,
           appointed
           before
           all
           Time
           ,
           coming
           in
           the
           fulness
           of
           Time
           ,
           sent
           from
           the
           Bosom
           of
           his
           Heavenly
           Father
           ,
           by
           his
           Death
           to
           raise
           us
           from
           the
           Death
           of
           Sin
           ;
           whereof
           our
           first
           ,
           and
           Temporal
           Death
           ,
           was
           the
           fatal
           Consequence
           ;
           and
           our
           second
           Eternal
           Death
           ,
           had
           been
           else
           the
           irreparable
           Punishment
           .
        
         
           A
           Design
           this
           was
           of
           Pity
           and
           Compassion
           ,
           whose
           
             Heigth
             ,
             Depth
             ,
             Length
             and
             
             Breadth
             ,
          
           were
           so
           Incomprehensible
           ,
           that
           nothing
           less
           could
           be
           sufficient
           ,
           than
           an
           Infinite
           Wisdom
           to
           contrive
           it
           ,
           and
           Power
           to
           effect
           it
           ,
           and
           Love
           to
           accept
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           By
           this
           one
           Adorable
           Counsel
           ,
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           ,
           that
           were
           themselves
           so
           vastly
           distant
           ,
           and
           whose
           distance
           our
           Sins
           had
           widened
           so
           much
           more
           ,
           were
           to
           be
           join'd
           ,
           and
           for
           ever
           Reconciled
           :
           
             Mercy
             and
             Truth
             were
             to
             meet
             together
             ,
             Righteousness
             and
             Peace
             to
             kiss
             each
             other
             :
          
           There
           
           was
           to
           be
           an
           Atonement
           on
           the
           one
           part
           ,
           a
           Forgiveness
           on
           the
           other
           :
           Satisfaction
           was
           to
           be
           made
           by
           the
           Free
           Sufferings
           of
           a
           Man
           ;
           Salvation
           to
           be
           bestow'd
           by
           the
           Free
           Grace
           of
           GOD.
           Wherefore
           both
           Natures
           ,
           the
           Human
           ,
           and
           the
           Divine
           ,
           were
           to
           be
           United
           in
           one
           Christ.
           
        
         
           And
           since
           GOD
           was
           pleas'd
           to
           dignifie
           our
           Mortal
           Condition
           ,
           so
           highly
           ,
           by
           this
           near
           Conjunction
           ,
           he
           made
           our
           Nature
           in
           his
           Christ
           ,
           as
           Glorious
           ,
           and
           Perfect
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           capable
           to
           be
           .
        
         
         
           The
           Preparations
           for
           his
           Appearance
           ,
           the
           Signs
           that
           foretold
           him
           ,
           the
           Wonders
           that
           made
           way
           for
           him
           ,
           his
           Personal
           Perfections
           ,
           his
           Teaching
           ,
           his
           Actions
           ,
           his
           Sufferings
           ,
           did
           all
           exceed
           all
           Measures
           of
           Human
           Greatness
           or
           Benignity
           .
        
         
           So
           Sacred
           was
           his
           Authority
           ,
           that
           all
           other
           True
           Divine
           Teachers
           ,
           from
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           World
           to
           his
           Birth
           ,
           though
           they
           had
           gone
           before
           him
           in
           the
           Flesh
           ,
           yet
           received
           their
           Power
           ,
           and
           Commission
           from
           him
           by
           the
           Spirit
           .
           Whatever
           Wonders
           they
           wrought
           ,
           whatever
           Truths
           they
           taught
           ,
           all
           was
           done
           ,
           and
           spoken
           with
           relation
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           in
           subservience
           to
           his
           Religion
           .
        
         
           We
           know
           ,
           that
           not
           only
           he
           himself
           ,
           but
           even
           his
           Types
           ,
           Forerunners
           ,
           and
           Shadows
           ,
           had
           many
           of
           them
           ,
           the
           Privilege
           of
           working
           Miracles
           ,
           the
           Gift
           of
           altering
           the
           common
           Course
           of
           Nature
           ,
           and
           controuling
           the
           setled
           Laws
           of
           the
           
           Creation
           ,
           as
           they
           pleas'd
           .
           The
           Prophets
           had
           it
           :
           Moses
           had
           it
           above
           all
           others
           .
           Yet
           they
           all
           had
           it
           only
           with
           dependance
           on
           him
           ,
           and
           by
           a
           Title
           deriv'd
           from
           him
           ;
           as
           they
           were
           his
           Figures
           ,
           Ministers
           ,
           and
           Substitutes
           ;
           to
           prepare
           ,
           and
           enable
           the
           World
           ,
           by
           Degrees
           ,
           to
           receive
           this
           
             Great
             Mystery
             of
             Godliness
             ,
             God
             manifested
             in
             the
             Flesh
          
           ;
           This
           last
           ,
           and
           universal
           Declaration
           
           of
           
             Life
             ,
             and
             Immortality
             brought
          
           
           
             to
             Light
             in
             the
             Gospel
             by
             Him
             ,
          
           the
           Messias
           .
        
         
           
             I
             know
             that
             Messias
             cometh
             ,
             who
             is
             called
             Christ
             ;
             and
             when
             he
             is
             come
             ,
             he
             will
             teach
             us
             all
             things
             ,
          
           said
           the
           Samaritan
           Woman
           in
           St.
           John
           the
           4th
           ,
           and
           Vers.
           25.
           
           And
           in
           the
           same
           Chapter
           said
           many
           of
           the
           
             Samaritans
             ,
             Now
             we
             have
             heard
             him
             our selves
             ,
             we
             know
             that
             this
             is
             indeed
             the
             Christ
             ,
             the
             Saviour
             of
             the
             World
             ,
          
           Vers.
           42.
           
           And
           the
           same
           St.
           John
           ,
           who
           loved
           him
           most
           ,
           and
           therefore
           probably
           knew
           him
           best
           ,
           (
           for
           the
           greatest
           Love
           of
           GOD
           is
           the
           best
           way
           to
           the
           greatest
           Knowledge
           of
           him
           .
           )
           
           
             The
             Messias
          
           ,
           (
           says
           he
           )
           
             is
             ,
             being
             interpreted
          
           ,
           
           
             the
             Christ
          
           :
           The
           very
           Messias
           ,
           whom
           the
           Jewish
           Nation
           ,
           all
           the
           Wise
           ,
           Devout
           and
           Inspired
           part
           of
           it
           ;
           all
           the
           time
           it
           was
           a
           True
           Church
           ,
           so
           earnestly
           expected
           ,
           and
           desired
           ;
           as
           he
           was
           to
           be
           afterwards
           also
           
             the
             Desire
             of
             all
             Nations
          
           .
        
         
           They
           long
           before
           beheld
           him
           ,
           though
           but
           darkly
           ,
           in
           the
           Visions
           and
           Intimations
           to
           their
           Fathers
           ,
           the
           Characters
           and
           Inspirations
           of
           their
           Prophets
           ,
           the
           Veils
           of
           their
           Ceremonies
           and
           Sacrifices
           ,
           the
           Ornaments
           of
           their
           Temple
           ,
           the
           Office
           of
           their
           
             High
             Priests
          
           ;
           which
           were
           all
           ,
           as
           the
           Law
           it self
           was
           ,
           
             only
             Shadows
             of
             good
             things
             to
             come
             ,
          
           whereof
           
             He
             was
             the
             Body
          
           ;
           they
           
           had
           all
           a
           borrowed
           Meaning
           ,
           and
           Mystical
           
           End
           ;
           they
           were
           all
           fixt
           on
           the
           Great
           Messias
           ;
           by
           Him
           they
           were
           Illustrated
           ;
           and
           in
           Him
           alone
           they
           were
           all
           Consummated
           .
        
         
           By
           the
           United
           Expectation
           of
           the
           Jews
           all
           along
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Prophet
           
           Daniel's
           
           Prediction
           ,
           and
           no
           doubt
           by
           a
           right
           Tradition
           ,
           antienter
           than
           that
           ,
           their
           Messias
           was
           to
           appear
           after
           the
           Captivity
           ,
           and
           before
           the
           Destruction
           of
           their
           Temple
           and
           Nation
           .
           They
           themselves
           ,
           just
           then
           ,
           when
           Christ
           came
           ,
           did
           instantly
           ,
           and
           every
           Moment
           ,
           expect
           his
           coming
           .
           All
           their
           Circumstances
           agreed
           in
           that
           time
           :
           All
           their
           Descriptions
           concenter'd
           in
           his
           Person
           :
           All
           their
           Prophecies
           than
           gave
           over
           ;
           the
           End
           of
           them
           all
           being
           in
           him
           once
           obtain'd
           .
           And
           that
           People
           has
           since
           had
           no
           more
           visible
           Communion
           with
           GOD
           ,
           which
           had
           so
           much
           before
           .
        
         
           
             The
             Scepter
             was
             not
             to
             depart
             from
          
           Judah
           ,
           
           
             nor
             a
             Law-Giver
             from
             between
             his
             Feet
             ,
             till
          
           Shiloh
           
             should
             come
          
           :
           The
           Scepter
           just
           then
           did
           depart
           from
           Judah
           :
           Their
           Temple
           was
           shortly
           after
           destroy'd
           ;
           and
           their
           Nation
           irrecoverably
           hitherto
           scatter'd
           .
           Wherefore
           ,
           this
           our
           Christ
           must
           Infallibly
           have
           been
           the
           same
           with
           their
           Shiloh
           ,
           
           their
           Messias
           .
           He
           ,
           
             Unto
             whom
             the
             gather
             ing
             of
             the
             People
             was
             to
             be
          
           ;
           He
           ,
           towards
           
           whom
           all
           the
           Antient
           Ages
           of
           GOD's
           Church
           before
           him
           ,
           did
           look
           forward
           ,
           and
           upon
           whom
           all
           the
           Ages
           of
           it
           since
           ,
           have
           look'd
           back
           :
           The
           former
           Times
           to
           foretel
           him
           ;
           the
           later
           Times
           to
           reveal
           him
           ;
           both
           to
           Believe
           in
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           Saved
           by
           him
           alone
           ;
           for
           which
           end
           ,
           and
           with
           respect
           to
           him
           ,
           all
           the
           Miseries
           and
           Joys
           of
           Eternity
           it self
           ,
           are
           provided
           ,
           and
           accordingly
           ,
           shall
           be
           dispens'd
           ,
           to
           punish
           those
           that
           Reject
           him
           ,
           to
           reward
           those
           that
           Obey
           him
           .
        
         
           These
           ,
           and
           whatever
           other
           such
           ,
           magnificent
           Expressions
           of
           Excellency
           ,
           the
           Holy
           Scriptures
           have
           attributed
           to
           our
           Lord
           ,
           as
           he
           is
           
             the
             Christ
          
           ;
           as
           they
           are
           all
           on
           the
           one
           side
           ,
           so
           many
           evident
           Testimonies
           of
           his
           
             Eternal
             Power
             and
             Godhead
          
           ;
           so
           on
           the
           other
           ,
           they
           ought
           to
           be
           esteemed
           as
           so
           many
           Marvellous
           Degrees
           ,
           and
           astonishing
           Amplifications
           of
           the
           Merciful
           Condescention
           of
           his
           Sufferings
           ,
           
           which
           is
           my
           next
           particular
           .
           This
           very
           
             Christ
             suffer'd
          
           .
        
         
           If
           any
           shall
           now
           inquire
           ,
           from
           what
           Period
           of
           Time
           we
           may
           justly
           date
           the
           Beginning
           of
           his
           Passion
           ;
           without
           all
           Question
           ,
           his
           Sufferings
           took
           their
           Rise
           from
           the
           very
           first
           Moment
           of
           his
           Assuming
           our
           Flesh
           :
           Since
           for
           the
           Eternal
           Son
           of
           GOD
           only
           to
           become
           Man
           ,
           was
           infinitely
           to
           suffer
           :
           That
           He
           ,
           who
           
             was
             in
             the
             Form
             of
             GOD
             ,
             and
             thought
             it
             no
          
           
           Robbery
           ,
           but
           his
           inviolable
           Right
           ,
           
             to
             be
             equal
             with
             GOD
             ,
             should
             be
             made
             of
             no
             Reputation
             ,
             and
             take
             on
             him
             the
             Form
             of
             a
             Servant
             ,
             and
             be
             made
             in
             the
             Likeness
             of
             Man.
             
          
        
         
           He
           was
           made
           in
           the
           Likeness
           of
           Man.
           Was
           not
           that
           an
           inexpressible
           Debasement
           of
           the
           Glories
           of
           his
           Divinity
           ?
           But
           ,
           as
           if
           that
           were
           not
           Obscurity
           ,
           and
           Degradation
           enough
           ,
           to
           that
           is
           added
           ,
           his
           stooping
           down
           to
           the
           low
           ,
           and
           abject
           Form
           of
           a
           Servant
           .
           The
           great
           GOD
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           who
           is
           otherwise
           
             No
             
             Accepter
             ,
             or
             Respecter
             of
             Persons
             among
             Men
             ,
          
           
           nor
           does
           he
           prefer
           the
           highest
           before
           the
           lowest
           ,
           upon
           any
           inequality
           of
           our
           Conditions
           here
           below
           ;
           yet
           ,
           when
           he
           himself
           was
           to
           put
           on
           our
           Humanity
           ,
           he
           then
           became
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           an
           Accepter
           of
           Persons
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           and
           chose
           to
           appear
           in
           the
           vilest
           ,
           and
           most
           despicable
           State
           among
           the
           Children
           of
           Men
           ;
           which
           is
           ,
           that
           of
           
             a
             Servant
          
           ,
           and
           the
           being
           
             made
             of
             no
             Reputation
          
           .
        
         
           Thus
           ,
           with
           his
           very
           taking
           our
           Nature
           ,
           did
           his
           Sufferings
           begin
           ;
           and
           thence
           were
           continued
           through
           all
           the
           humble
           Circumstances
           of
           his
           Birth
           ,
           and
           Kindred
           ,
           and
           Conversation
           ;
           through
           a
           Life
           of
           Poverty
           ,
           Simplicity
           ,
           and
           Self-Denial
           ;
           and
           as
           the
           Evangelical
           Prophet
           describes
           him
           ,
           
             As
             a
             Man
             of
             Sorrows
             ,
             acquainted
             with
             Grief
             ;
             despised
          
           
           
             and
             rejected
             of
             Men
          
           :
           Till
           he
           came
           at
           length
           to
           that
           ,
           which
           still
           deserves
           Emphatically
           to
           be
           call'd
           ,
           
             His
             Passion
          
           ;
           when
           he
           was
           also
           
             smitten
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             afflicted
             ,
          
           to
           
           
           his
           dreadful
           Conflict
           with
           GOD
           ,
           and
           himself
           in
           the
           Garden
           ,
           and
           his
           Sweating
           Drops
           of
           Blood
           there
           ;
           to
           the
           Buffetings
           ,
           the
           Revilings
           ,
           the
           Scourges
           ,
           the
           Spittings
           ,
           
             the
             contradiction
             of
             Sinners
             he
             endured
             :
          
           The
           
           Cruel
           Insolency
           of
           his
           Enemies
           ;
           the
           fierce
           Rage
           of
           the
           Superstitious
           Jews
           ;
           the
           Tyrannous
           Scorn
           of
           the
           Romans
           ;
           the
           Theives
           Crucifi'd
           with
           him
           ;
           the
           Murderer
           preferr'd
           before
           him
           ;
           the
           Gall
           and
           Vineger
           given
           him
           to
           Drink
           ;
           the
           Nails
           in
           his
           Hands
           ;
           the
           Spear
           in
           his
           Side
           ;
           the
           very
           August
           Name
           of
           King
           ,
           objected
           to
           him
           in
           Contempt
           ;
           the
           Painful
           and
           Shameful
           Crown
           of
           Thorns
           put
           on
           his
           Head
           ,
           with
           Ignominious
           Mockery
           :
           And
           ,
           at
           last
           ,
           that
           inutterable
           Torment
           darted
           into
           his
           very
           Soul
           immediately
           from
           GOD
           himself
           ,
           which
           compell'd
           him
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           almost
           to
           Despair
           ,
           and
           to
           sink
           under
           its
           Weight
           .
           Surae
           we
           are
           ,
           it
           made
           him
           cry
           out
           ,
           
             My
             God
          
           ,
           
           
             my
             God
             ,
             why
             hast
             thou
             forsaken
             me
             ?
          
        
         
           In
           that
           black
           and
           dismal
           Moment
           of
           
           his
           expiring
           on
           the
           Cross
           ,
           what
           insupportable
           Suffering
           must
           his
           have
           been
           ,
           which
           could
           even
           appear
           to
           stagger
           such
           a
           Faith
           ,
           and
           eclipse
           his
           Assurance
           of
           the
           Presence
           and
           Love
           of
           his
           
             heavenly
             Father
          
           !
        
         
           How
           many
           Deaths
           ,
           and
           extream
           Agonies
           of
           Death
           must
           he
           then
           have
           felt
           !
           When
           ,
           as
           the
           Prophet
           Isaiah
           says
           ,
           
             The
             Lord
             laid
             on
             him
             the
             Iniquity
             of
             us
             all
             :
          
           And
           
           as
           St.
           Peter
           here
           expresses
           it
           ,
           
             He
             his
             own
          
           
           
             self
             bore
             our
             Sins
             in
             his
             own
             Body
             on
             the
             Tree
             ?
          
           And
           not
           only
           ours
           ,
           but
           the
           Sins
           of
           the
           whole
           World
           ;
           since
           St.
           Paul
           has
           also
           taught
           us
           in
           his
           own
           Person
           ,
           that
           every
           Sinner
           ,
           as
           such
           ,
           carries
           no
           less
           a
           Load
           about
           with
           him
           ,
           than
           a
           whole
           
             Body
             of
             Death
          
           !
        
         
           Certainly
           the
           bare
           mention
           of
           our
           Lord
           's
           
             thus
             suffering
          
           ,
           though
           so
           plainly
           related
           ,
           could
           not
           but
           convince
           any
           indifferent
           ,
           
           and
           unconcern'd
           Person
           passing
           by
           ,
           that
           
             never
             any
             Sorrow
             was
             like
             his
             Sorrow
             .
          
           But
           there
           is
           still
           something
           more
           behind
           ,
           that
           methinks
           should
           never
           permit
           
           any
           of
           the
           Sons
           and
           Daughters
           of
           Men
           to
           pass
           it
           by
           as
           indifferent
           ,
           and
           unconcern'd
           :
           And
           that
           is
           the
           third
           part
           of
           my
           Text
           ,
           He
           suffer'd
           all
           this
           
             for
             us
          
           .
        
         
           
             For
             us
             he
             suffer'd
          
           .
           For
           himself
           he
           could
           
           not
           die
           .
           
             Death
             is
             the
             Wages
             of
             Sin
          
           ;
           and
           
             the
             sting
             of
             Death
             is
             Sin.
          
           Death
           could
           
           have
           no
           Dominion
           over
           him
           on
           that
           account
           :
           
             He
             did
             no
             Sin.
          
           But
           if
           any
           of
           us
           shall
           say
           so
           of
           our selves
           ,
           
             The
             Truth
             is
             not
             in
             us
             .
          
           Wherefore
           
             for
             us
          
           ,
           or
           which
           is
           all
           one
           ,
           
             for
             our
             Sins
          
           ,
           in
           our
           place
           ,
           
             he
             suffer'd
          
           .
        
         
           All
           Sin
           must
           be
           acknowledg'd
           to
           be
           a
           breach
           of
           the
           Wise
           ,
           Holy
           ,
           and
           Upright
           Law
           of
           GOD
           :
           And
           for
           every
           breach
           of
           such
           a
           Law
           ,
           a
           severe
           Punishment
           is
           due
           ,
           unless
           some
           fitting
           Expiation
           be
           made
           .
           And
           that
           He
           only
           could
           have
           perform'd
           .
           Could
           any
           other
           Creatures
           for
           us
           ?
           Alas
           !
           all
           their
           value
           bears
           no
           proportion
           to
           such
           a
           Forfeiture
           .
           However
           ,
           such
           as
           they
           are
           ,
           we
           had
           no
           right
           to
           use
           them
           to
           that
           purpose
           ,
           since
           GOD
           
           alone
           ,
           not
           we
           ,
           had
           the
           Propriety
           in
           them
           before
           .
           Nor
           could
           we
           our selves
           have
           made
           an
           Equitable
           Satisfaction
           .
           Alas
           !
           Were
           it
           not
           for
           this
           Redeemer
           ,
           we
           had
           wanted
           an
           Atonement
           not
           only
           for
           our
           Iniquities
           ,
           but
           for
           our
           best
           Righteousness
           .
        
         
           Wherefore
           seeing
           neither
           we
           our selves
           ,
           nor
           any
           other
           for
           us
           ,
           could
           contribute
           any
           just
           Price
           towards
           our
           Redemption
           ;
           to
           whom
           could
           we
           have
           recourse
           ?
           Whither
           should
           we
           flee
           for
           Refuge
           ,
           but
           to
           that
           
             one
             GOD
             ,
             and
             one
          
           
           
             Mediator
             between
             GOD
             and
             Man
             ,
             the
             Man
             Christ
             Jesus
             ?
          
           Flee
           to
           him
           we
           did
           not
           neither
           :
           Nor
           could
           we
           first
           ;
           rather
           he
           sought
           us
           out
           ,
           found
           ,
           overtook
           us
           fleeing
           from
           him
           .
           In
           that
           deplorable
           Condition
           the
           
             Good
             Samaritan
             had
             Compassion
             on
          
           
           us
           ,
           weltring
           in
           our
           Blood
           ,
           in
           our
           Sins
           that
           required
           his
           Blood
           ;
           
             To
             bind
             up
             our
             Wounds
             ,
             and
             heal
             our
             Bruises
             ,
             and
             love
             us
          
           
           freely
           :
           Freely
           it
           must
           have
           been
           ,
           or
           not
           at
           all
           .
        
         
         
           Thus
           
             for
             us
          
           ,
           incompass'd
           with
           innumerable
           Frailties
           and
           Corruptions
           ;
           contaminated
           with
           so
           many
           Pollutions
           of
           Original
           and
           Actual
           Sins
           ;
           blacken'd
           with
           so
           many
           repeated
           Ingratitudes
           towards
           Heaven
           :
           
             For
             us
          
           ,
           sinful
           Men.
           Men
           !
           sinful
           
             Dust
             and
             Ashes
             ;
             Worms
             and
             no
             Men
          
           ;
           
           (
           for
           so
           the
           Scripture
           accounts
           of
           every
           Sinner
           ;
           condemns
           him
           to
           have
           lost
           the
           very
           common
           Privilege
           of
           being
           a
           Man
           ;
           which
           at
           best
           is
           no
           great
           Matter
           to
           boast
           of
           ,
           as
           Man
           has
           made
           himself
           :
           For
           Man
           does
           but
           
             walk
             in
             a
             vain
             Shadow
          
           ,
           whereas
           
           Sin
           makes
           him
           worse
           than
           a
           Shadow
           ;
           
             worse
             than
             the
             very
             Beasts
             that
             perish
          
           ;
           and
           of
           Beasts
           the
           most
           contemptible
           ,
           even
           a
           Worm
           of
           the
           Earth
           :
           )
           However
           ,
           
             for
             us
          
           ,
           in
           this
           dejected
           and
           depraved
           Condition
           ,
           Christ
           undertook
           ,
           
             Christ
             suffer'd
          
           :
           Not
           only
           became
           our
           Intercessor
           ,
           our
           Pledge
           ,
           our
           Ransom
           ,
           our
           Surety
           ;
           but
           our
           Propitiatory
           Offering
           ,
           our
           Bloody
           Sacrifice
           ;
           to
           atone
           
             for
             us
          
           ,
           by
           undergoing
           himself
           the
           Divine
           Vengeance
           .
        
         
         
           What
           shall
           we
           say
           then
           ?
           If
           our
           Lord
           's
           Suffering
           in
           this
           terrible
           manner
           ,
           was
           able
           to
           shake
           the
           whole
           Frame
           of
           the
           Visible
           World
           ,
           as
           it
           did
           ;
           if
           it
           could
           disorder
           the
           very
           Inanimate
           and
           Insensible
           Parts
           of
           it
           ,
           though
           they
           were
           altogether
           Innocent
           of
           its
           Guilt
           :
           If
           it
           could
           rend
           the
           Veil
           of
           the
           Temple
           ,
           and
           split
           the
           Rocks
           ,
           and
           darken
           the
           Sun
           ,
           and
           overspread
           the
           Face
           of
           the
           Earth
           with
           thick
           Darkness
           ,
           and
           open
           the
           Graves
           ,
           and
           make
           Dead
           Bodies
           arise
           ,
           and
           walk
           abroad
           :
           What
           powerful
           Effect
           then
           ?
           And
           ,
           What
           irresistible
           Influence
           should
           all
           this
           have
           upon
           us
           ?
           Who
           ,
           in
           as
           much
           as
           we
           are
           all
           Sinners
           ,
           had
           but
           too
           great
           a
           share
           in
           being
           the
           Causes
           of
           his
           thus
           Suffering
           .
        
         
           What
           passionate
           Relentings
           ,
           What
           vehement
           Desires
           ,
           What
           fervent
           Longings
           should
           the
           Remembrance
           of
           all
           this
           excite
           in
           our
           Souls
           towards
           him
           ?
           What
           
           Carefulness
           ;
           yea
           ,
           What
           clearing
           of
           our selves
           ;
           yea
           ,
           
             What
             Indignation
             ;
             yea
             ,
             What
             
             Fear
             ;
             yea
             ,
             What
             Zeal
             ;
             yea
             ,
             What
             Revenge
             ,
          
           against
           Sin
           and
           Iniquity
           ,
           that
           occasioned
           all
           This
           ?
           What
           
             Resolutions
             of
             better
             Obedience
          
           ,
           What
           Vigilancy
           ,
           What
           Prayers
           ,
           What
           Tears
           ,
           What
           Vows
           for
           the
           future
           should
           it
           Solemnly
           engage
           us
           in
           ,
           against
           those
           our
           Transgressions
           ,
           which
           cost
           him
           so
           Dear
           ,
           no
           less
           than
           his
           Immaculate
           Blood
           ,
           and
           weigh'd
           down
           for
           a
           Time
           ,
           his
           Righteous
           Soul
           into
           Hell
           ?
        
         
           Thus
           
             Christ
             Suffer'd
             for
             us
          
           ,
           to
           pay
           an
           Inestimable
           Price
           for
           our
           Demerits
           ;
           and
           by
           his
           own
           Merits
           ,
           to
           make
           us
           Sinners
           acceptable
           in
           the
           Sight
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           
             is
             of
          
           
           
             purer
             Eyes
             ,
             than
             to
             behold
             Iniquity
             .
          
        
         
           But
           ,
           may
           we
           now
           safely
           conclude
           from
           hence
           ,
           That
           the
           whole
           design
           of
           our
           Redemption
           ,
           was
           absolutely
           finish'd
           between
           God
           ,
           and
           Him
           ,
           and
           Us
           ,
           merely
           by
           
             his
             Suffering
             for
             us
          
           ?
           Yes
           ,
           entirely
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           Meritorious
           part
           of
           it
           ,
           tho'
           we
           should
           all
           beware
           of
           Negligence
           ,
           or
           Presumption
           ,
           on
           that
           Account
           :
           For
           there
           still
           remains
           
           enough
           to
           be
           done
           on
           our
           part
           .
        
         
           His
           share
           was
           in
           Truth
           ,
           All
           in
           All
           ,
           and
           All
           in
           every
           Part.
           It
           was
           completely
           to
           purchase
           Salvation
           for
           us
           .
           But
           then
           must
           begin
           ,
           and
           then
           only
           can
           begin
           ,
           our
           share
           ,
           which
           is
           still
           ,
           To
           
             Work
             out
             that
             Salvation
          
           .
           So
           that
           although
           ,
           all
           our
           Working
           can
           only
           proceed
           on
           the
           sure
           Foundation
           of
           his
           Purchase
           :
           Yet
           withal
           ,
           it
           must
           indispensably
           proceed
           thereupon
           .
           And
           let
           us
           not
           be
           deceiv'd
           ;
           if
           ,
           as
           we
           are
           told
           ,
           even
           our
           best
           Working
           in
           this
           Life
           ,
           cannot
           be
           without
           some
           
             Fear
             and
             Trembling
          
           ,
           What
           
           will
           our
           not
           Working
           at
           all
           be
           ?
        
         
           Consider
           I
           beseech
           you
           ,
           The
           Free
           Grace
           of
           our
           LORD
           's
           Redeeming
           Mankind
           by
           his
           Blood
           ,
           
             The
             Blood
             of
             the
             New
          
           
           
             and
             Everlasting
             Covenant
          
           ,
           as
           large
           and
           diffusive
           as
           it
           is
           ,
           yet
           can
           be
           of
           no
           Consequence
           to
           us
           in
           Particular
           ,
           but
           to
           aggravate
           our
           Condemnation
           for
           neglecting
           it
           ,
           unless
           we
           not
           only
           Accept
           and
           Apprehend
           it
           by
           Faith
           ,
           but
           Embrace
           and
           Cherish
           
           it
           with
           a
           Living
           Faith.
           And
           then
           Faith
           only
           lives
           in
           an
           Evangelical
           Sense
           ,
           not
           only
           when
           it
           Breaths
           and
           Professes
           ,
           but
           when
           it
           Moves
           and
           Works
           ,
           then
           it
           most
           Lives
           ,
           when
           it
           Operates
           Vigorously
           in
           a
           Conscientious
           Obedience
           to
           his
           Precepts
           ,
           and
           a
           Diligent
           and
           Dutiful
           Conformity
           to
           his
           Example
           :
           Which
           is
           the
           Reason
           ,
           my
           Text
           assigns
           ,
           of
           our
           LORD
           's
           
             Suffering
             for
             us
          
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           
             leave
             us
             an
             Example
          
           ,
           and
           we
           should
           
             follow
             his
             Steps
          
           .
        
         
           We
           know
           there
           are
           some
           ,
           that
           call
           themselves
           Christians
           ,
           who
           rejecting
           the
           great
           Fundamental
           Doctrine
           of
           our
           LORD
           's
           Suffering
           for
           us
           ,
           as
           a
           Propitiatory
           Sacrifice
           ,
           allow
           no
           other
           End
           of
           his
           Coming
           ,
           and
           Living
           ,
           and
           Dying
           in
           the
           Flesh
           ,
           but
           that
           he
           might
           shew
           us
           the
           way
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           by
           his
           Teaching
           ,
           and
           Example
           .
        
         
           I
           need
           not
           ,
           in
           this
           Audience
           ,
           labour
           to
           confute
           this
           ;
           or
           to
           prove
           
           Christ's
           
           having
           been
           a
           Real
           Sacrifice
           ,
           and
           the
           only
           sufficient
           Atonement
           for
           Sin
           ,
           
             by
             himself
             once
             offer'd
          
           :
           Since
           in
           the
           whole
           Tenour
           
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           especially
           in
           St
           ▪
           
           Paul's
           Epistles
           ,
           and
           that
           to
           the
           
             Hebrews
             ▪
          
           this
           Truth
           seems
           to
           be
           so
           perspicuously
           confirm'd
           .
           Only
           let
           me
           add
           ,
           his
           being
           offer'd
           to
           GOD
           ,
           as
           our
           Sacrifice
           ,
           was
           a
           thing
           so
           Necessary
           ,
           that
           without
           it
           ,
           in
           Vain
           had
           He
           been
           proposed
           to
           us
           ,
           as
           our
           Example
           :
           Both
           these
           great
           Intentions
           of
           his
           Suffering
           ,
           being
           so
           inseparably
           Mixt
           and
           United
           ,
           that
           wherever
           they
           shall
           be
           found
           divided
           ,
           neither
           o●
           them
           can
           be
           Effectual
           .
           Christ
           could
           never
           have
           been
           to
           us
           a
           Pattern
           of
           Holiness
           ,
           such
           as
           we
           could
           have
           had
           the
           least
           hope
           to
           follow
           ,
           had
           He
           not
           also
           been
           a
           Propitiation
           for
           our
           Sins
           .
           And
           that
           Propitiation
           will
           prevail
           with
           the
           
             Righteous
             Judge
             of
             all
             the
             World
             ,
          
           only
           for
           such
           as
           ,
           in
           some
           Degree
           ,
           or
           other
           ,
           sincerely
           ▪
           Practice
           after
           his
           Pattern
           .
        
         
         
           Upon
           no
           less
           ,
           nor
           any
           other
           Conditions
           ,
           has
           He
           undertaken
           to
           cleanse
           and
           rescue
           us
           from
           the
           Guilt
           and
           Slavery
           of
           our
           Sins
           ,
           but
           only
           ,
           as
           we
           shall
           strive
           to
           exercise
           that
           Capacity
           ,
           which
           He
           has
           also
           obtain'd
           for
           us
           ,
           of
           
             following
             the
             Steps
          
           of
           his
           Graces
           .
        
         
           It
           must
           be
           Confess'd
           ,
           without
           his
           Righteousness
           imputed
           to
           us
           ,
           we
           can
           never
           be
           Justifi'd
           in
           the
           Sight
           of
           God.
           And
           his
           Righteousness
           is
           never
           imputed
           to
           any
           ,
           but
           only
           those
           ,
           by
           whom
           either
           ,
           in
           Deed
           ,
           or
           in
           Will
           ,
           it
           is
           Imitated
           .
           I
           say
           ,
           not
           only
           in
           Deed
           ,
           but
           in
           Will
           ,
           because
           our
           Gracious
           GOD
           ,
           who
           worketh
           in
           us
           both
           to
           Will
           ,
           and
           to
           Do
           of
           his
           Good
           Pleasure
           ,
           is
           sometimes
           pleas'd
           ,
           
             To
             accept
             the
             Will
             for
             the
             Deed
             :
          
           
           But
           never
           so
           ,
           as
           thereby
           to
           give
           us
           any
           Incouragement
           to
           come
           short
           of
           ,
           or
           to
           omit
           the
           Deed.
           
        
         
           I
           say
           then
           again
           ,
           our
           Blessed
           LORD
           can
           never
           be
           a
           comfortable
           Example
           ,
           but
           
           only
           to
           those
           ,
           for
           whom
           He
           was
           a
           Sacrifice
           .
           And
           He
           never
           suffer'd
           effectually
           for
           any
           as
           a
           Sacrifice
           ,
           but
           such
           ,
           as
           unfeignedly
           desire
           ,
           and
           endeavor
           ,
           to
           make
           Him
           their
           Example
           .
        
         
           This
           being
           granted
           ,
           that
           it
           highly
           concerns
           every
           one
           that
           
             calls
             on
             the
             Name
             of
             Christ
             ,
          
           not
           only
           to
           trust
           in
           Him
           as
           our
           Redeemer
           ,
           but
           to
           
             follow
             His
             Steps
          
           as
           our
           Example
           .
           It
           will
           next
           be
           very
           well
           worth
           our
           while
           to
           examine
           carefully
           ,
           where
           we
           may
           find
           an
           accurate
           Copy
           of
           that
           Example
           :
           In
           what
           Holy
           ground
           we
           are
           to
           search
           ,
           for
           the
           Genuine
           Marks
           of
           those
           Heavenly
           Steps
           we
           are
           to
           tread
           in
           .
        
         
           For
           that
           ,
           the
           Greek
           Word
           in
           my
           Text
           ,
           which
           is
           translated
           Example
           ,
           may
           suggest
           to
           us
           a
           certain
           Rule
           of
           Direction
           in
           this
           whole
           Matter
           :
           The
           Word
           is
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           such
           a
           Type
           ,
           Prescript
           ,
           and
           Original
           Draught
           ,
           as
           is
           left
           us
           in
           Writing
           ,
           whence
           we
           may
           transcribe
           it
           into
           our
           Lives
           .
        
         
           So
           that
           you
           see
           ,
           St.
           Peter
           was
           not
           content
           
           to
           leave
           us
           a
           mere
           uncertain
           hear-say
           ,
           changeable
           ,
           traditionary
           Doctrine
           of
           our
           Lord's
           Example
           ;
           but
           such
           a
           One
           ,
           as
           being
           at
           first
           taken
           as
           near
           the
           Life
           as
           could
           be
           ,
           was
           then
           written
           down
           ,
           once
           for
           all
           finished
           ,
           and
           
             once
             delivered
             to
             the
             Saints
          
           ,
           
           as
           indeed
           every
           part
           of
           it
           is
           demonstrably
           to
           be
           shewn
           in
           the
           Holy
           Word
           of
           GOD
           ,
           which
           is
           our
           fix'd
           Standard
           of
           all
           Truth
           and
           Goodness
           ,
           and
           next
           to
           Christ
           and
           His
           Spirit
           ,
           our
           only
           Infallible
           Guide
           of
           Faith
           and
           Manners
           .
        
         
           This
           ,
           says
           our
           Apostle
           ,
           is
           the
           Example
           .
           
             He
             has
             left
             us
          
           ,
           for
           
             you
             to
             follow
          
           :
           Consign'd
           it
           first
           into
           our
           Trust
           ,
           and
           our
           Recording
           ,
           who
           were
           Eye-witnesses
           of
           all
           ,
           by
           us
           to
           be
           faithfully
           transmitted
           down
           to
           you
           ,
           the
           Saints
           of
           all
           Ages
           to
           come
           .
           An
           Example
           most
           Holy
           ,
           and
           most
           Worthy
           ,
           both
           of
           our
           and
           your
           Imitation
           ,
           in
           that
           
             He
             did
             no
             Sin.
          
           
        
         
           So
           my
           Text
           proceeds
           to
           make
           out
           the
           Perfection
           of
           His
           Example
           .
           But
           here
           ,
           
           alas
           !
           we
           must
           stop
           ,
           when
           
             He
             took
             on
             Himself
             our
             other
             Infirmities
          
           ;
           yet
           ,
           
             Sin
             was
             excepted
          
           .
           He
           was
           a
           spotless
           Example
           to
           us
           of
           Holiness
           :
           But
           such
           as
           we
           can
           never
           be
           to
           one
           another
           .
           'T
           were
           Blasphemy
           in
           us
           to
           imagine
           ,
           that
           we
           can
           ever
           be
           Exempt
           from
           Sin
           in
           any
           Degree
           of
           Equality
           with
           him
           :
           Well
           were
           it
           for
           us
           ,
           if
           we
           might
           be
           so
           ,
           in
           some
           Degree
           of
           Resemblance
           to
           Him.
           
        
         
           And
           let
           us
           not
           Despair
           ,
           for
           that
           we
           may
           be
           ,
           if
           we
           shall
           do
           what
           we
           are
           here
           advis'd
           ,
           and
           what
           ,
           through
           His
           Grace
           we
           may
           do
           :
           If
           we
           shall
           still
           have
           him
           in
           our
           View
           ,
           and
           Write
           ,
           and
           Speak
           ,
           and
           Live
           after
           the
           perfect
           Copy
           of
           so
           great
           a
           Master
           ;
           and
           stedfastly
           follow
           his
           Steps
           ,
           though
           it
           be
           only
           ,
           as
           his
           Friends
           and
           Acquaintance
           followed
           him
           to
           the
           Cross
           ,
           
             afar
             off
          
           .
           However
           ,
           if
           we
           shall
           keep
           his
           
           Example
           unmoveably
           before
           our
           Eyes
           ,
           and
           perpetually
           strive
           to
           Walk
           answerably
           to
           it
           ;
           then
           ,
           whatever
           we
           shall
           Do
           ,
           
           or
           Speak
           ,
           or
           Think
           well
           ,
           though
           very
           imperfectly
           ,
           he
           will
           accept
           ;
           and
           ,
           where
           through
           Human
           Weakness
           ,
           we
           shall
           fail
           ,
           he
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           inexhaustible
           Riches
           of
           his
           own
           Mercy
           ,
           will
           supply
           all
           the
           Good
           that
           is
           wanting
           ,
           and
           pardon
           all
           the
           Ill
           that
           remains
           .
        
         
           An
           Example
           seems
           to
           be
           some
           visible
           Image
           ,
           or
           sensible
           Pattern
           of
           something
           extraordinary
           in
           its
           kind
           ;
           so
           exhibited
           to
           common
           Observation
           ,
           that
           others
           may
           direct
           their
           practise
           by
           it
           ,
           and
           learn
           to
           excel
           in
           the
           same
           kind
           .
        
         
           And
           great
           is
           the
           force
           of
           Examples
           :
           Great
           on
           both
           Sides
           ;
           either
           in
           leading
           us
           to
           Good
           ,
           or
           seducing
           us
           to
           Evil.
           
        
         
           By
           common
           Experience
           ,
           Examples
           are
           found
           to
           have
           far
           greater
           Influence
           on
           the
           Minds
           and
           Actions
           of
           Men
           ,
           than
           the
           most
           Excellent
           Precepts
           singly
           deliver'd
           .
        
         
           Examples
           have
           a
           Natural
           ,
           Living
           ,
           and
           vigorous
           Efficacy
           ,
           by
           Secret
           and
           Familiar
           
           Charms
           ,
           they
           are
           generally
           wont
           to
           insinuate
           much
           farther
           ,
           than
           the
           best
           Commands
           ,
           or
           Intreaties
           ,
           or
           Incouragements
           by
           themselves
           can
           reach
           .
        
         
           Whilst
           the
           Wisest
           Laws
           can
           only
           prescribe
           and
           require
           Obedience
           ,
           by
           threatning
           Punishments
           ,
           or
           promising
           Rewards
           ,
           good
           Examples
           do
           more
           softly
           affect
           the
           Passions
           ,
           and
           captivate
           the
           Imagination
           ,
           and
           gently
           frame
           the
           Will
           to
           themselves
           :
           Convincing
           Mens
           Understandings
           ,
           that
           the
           Good
           ought
           to
           be
           done
           by
           the
           bright
           lustre
           attending
           all
           Goodness
           ,
           when
           brought
           into
           Example
           ;
           and
           also
           proving
           to
           our
           very
           Eyes
           and
           Senses
           ,
           that
           it
           has
           been
           done
           by
           others
           ,
           and
           therefore
           may
           be
           done
           by
           us
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           not
           our
           own
           fault
           ;
           and
           shewing
           the
           easiest
           Method
           ,
           and
           most
           graceful
           Manner
           of
           doing
           it
           .
        
         
           Since
           therefore
           in
           all
           things
           relating
           to
           Practise
           ,
           Examples
           have
           so
           prevalent
           an
           Authority
           ,
           much
           more
           than
           any
           other
           way
           of
           Teaching
           ;
           let
           me
           seriously
           Recommend
           
           to
           you
           all
           ,
           the
           following
           this
           most
           .
           Consummate
           Pattern
           of
           
             our
             Lord
          
           ,
           and
           the
           being
           made
           like
           to
           him
           ,
           above
           all
           other
           Examples
           :
           A
           Duty
           so
           Incumbent
           on
           all
           Christians
           ,
           that
           our
           very
           first
           Initiation
           into
           his
           Faith
           ,
           our
           Baptism
           obliges
           us
           to
           it
           ,
           as
           the
           distinguishing
           Badge
           and
           Character
           of
           our
           Holy
           Profession
           .
        
         
           And
           let
           me
           assure
           you
           ,
           Great
           ,
           Happy
           ,
           and
           Illustrious
           ,
           would
           soon
           be
           the
           Benefits
           of
           such
           an
           imitating
           Christianity
           :
           Such
           as
           shall
           Teach
           us
           ,
           in
           the
           first
           place
           ,
           most
           studiously
           to
           imitate
           Christ
           himself
           ;
           and
           next
           him
           ,
           his
           Disciples
           ,
           Apostles
           ,
           and
           first
           Companions
           ,
           
             To
             be
             followers
             of
             them
          
           ,
           according
           to
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Rule
           ,
           concerning
           himself
           ,
           
             as
             they
             were
             of
             Christ.
          
           
        
         
           This
           would
           undoubtedly
           make
           us
           Disciples
           of
           Christ
           ,
           according
           to
           his
           own
           Heart
           ,
           who
           has
           declared
           himself
           to
           be
           not
           only
           the
           Truth
           ,
           but
           
             the
             Way
          
           ,
           
           
             the
             Truth
             ,
             and
             the
             Life
             .
          
        
         
           This
           would
           speedily
           take
           off
           our
           Minds
           
           from
           eager
           Disputes
           ,
           and
           fierce
           Emulations
           ;
           and
           employ
           them
           about
           plain
           and
           unquestionable
           Truths
           and
           Duties
           .
           This
           would
           quickly
           abate
           much
           of
           the
           vehement
           and
           tumultuous
           Spirit
           of
           Zeal
           ,
           but
           increase
           the
           temperate
           Heat
           ,
           and
           useful
           Fire
           of
           it
           .
           This
           would
           soon
           allay
           and
           sweeten
           all
           that
           Sharpness
           ,
           Sowerness
           ,
           and
           Peevishness
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           which
           so
           generally
           prevails
           ,
           and
           change
           it
           into
           a
           Conscience
           void
           of
           Offence
           towards
           God
           and
           Man.
           This
           would
           incline
           Men
           rather
           to
           be
           innocent
           ,
           and
           holy
           themselves
           ,
           by
           constant
           looking
           towards
           Him
           ,
           who
           was
           so
           ,
           than
           to
           find
           fault
           curiously
           ,
           or
           to
           object
           subtily
           against
           others
           :
           Rather
           to
           be
           industrious
           in
           doing
           well
           ,
           as
           He
           did
           ,
           than
           to
           be
           critical
           in
           blaming
           what
           others
           do
           amiss
           .
        
         
           This
           ,
           in
           short
           ,
           is
           the
           best
           way
           to
           restore
           the
           Primitive
           Power
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           by
           restoring
           the
           Primitive
           Method
           of
           its
           wonderful
           Rise
           ,
           Increase
           and
           Progress
           .
           
           This
           ,
           in
           stead
           of
           making
           all
           Practise
           evaporate
           in
           Speculation
           ,
           would
           more
           profitably
           reduce
           Speculation
           into
           Practise
           .
           This
           would
           bring
           Religion
           more
           into
           publick
           View
           and
           Notice
           ,
           and
           by
           consequence
           more
           into
           Credit
           and
           Fashion
           .
           And
           whereas
           nothing
           can
           be
           a
           greater
           Scandal
           to
           any
           Church
           ,
           than
           for
           the
           Members
           of
           it
           to
           be
           Rigid
           in
           their
           Censures
           of
           others
           ,
           and
           yet
           loose
           in
           their
           own
           Examples
           ;
           This
           would
           make
           the
           Loveliness
           of
           our
           Examples
           to
           correspond
           with
           ,
           and
           even
           to
           adorn
           the
           Beauty
           of
           our
           Churches
           Doctrines
           and
           Precepts
           .
        
         
           Give
           me
           leave
           to
           urge
           this
           yet
           farther
           ,
           with
           a
           special
           regard
           to
           You
           of
           this
           Place
           .
           For
           You
           thus
           indefatigably
           to
           Copy
           after
           this
           Blessed
           Example
           of
           our
           Lord
           Christ
           ,
           were
           the
           certain
           means
           for
           You
           to
           prove
           the
           greatest
           Blessings
           to
           the
           whole
           Nation
           wherein
           You
           live
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           to
           become
           Good
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Great
           Examples
           to
           it
           :
           You
           I
           mean
           ,
           many
           of
           whom
           GOD
           has
           
           placed
           in
           so
           high
           a
           rank
           of
           Dignity
           and
           Honour
           in
           this
           World
           ,
           that
           whither
           You
           will
           or
           no
           ,
           whatever
           You
           do
           ,
           Your
           Practise
           cannot
           but
           be
           a
           powerful
           Example
           to
           others
           .
        
         
           Wherefore
           ,
           in
           the
           Name
           of
           GOD
           ,
           let
           us
           all
           raise
           up
           our
           Thoughts
           ,
           and
           make
           our
           Imitation
           Aspire
           and
           Ascend
           towards
           Him
           ,
           who
           
             is
             the
             Author
             and
             Finisher
          
           
           
             of
             our
             Faith
          
           ;
           who
           
             has
             Ascended
             on
             High
             ,
             and
             has
             led
             Captivity
             Captive
             ,
             and
             has
             receiv'd
             Gifts
             for
             Men
             ;
             yea
             ,
             for
             the
          
           
           Rebellious
           also
           ;
           
             That
             the
             Lord
             God
             might
          
           not
           only
           teach
           us
           by
           his
           Doctrine
           ,
           but
           
             dwell
             among
             us
          
           by
           his
           Example
           .
        
         
           To
           this
           End
           ,
           we
           all
           have
           ,
           or
           may
           have
           in
           our
           Hands
           this
           Blessed
           Book
           of
           the
           New
           Testament
           of
           his
           Blood.
           Here
           only
           is
           to
           be
           found
           ,
           St.
           
           Peter's
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           the
           uncorrupt
           Original
           ,
           and
           native
           Comliness
           of
           his
           Holy
           Life
           and
           Death
           .
           Hence
           only
           let
           us
           take
           it
           ,
           as
           from
           a
           pure
           and
           unmixt
           Fountain
           .
           Let
           us
           often
           revolve
           
           in
           our
           Minds
           ,
           and
           Imprint
           deeply
           this
           unerring
           Idea
           of
           him
           on
           our
           Hearts
           .
           Let
           us
           incessantly
           Compare
           ,
           Measure
           ,
           Judge
           of
           ,
           and
           Correct
           all
           our
           Thoughts
           ,
           Words
           and
           Actions
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Exactness
           of
           this
           Model
           .
        
         
           As
           we
           should
           always
           Adore
           ,
           and
           Worship
           all
           his
           inimitable
           Praises
           and
           Perfections
           ;
           so
           let
           us
           also
           imitate
           all
           his
           imitable
           Graces
           .
           Let
           us
           most
           imitate
           those
           of
           them
           ,
           that
           are
           most
           fitted
           to
           our
           peculiar
           Conditions
           .
           So
           let
           us
           imitate
           them
           altogether
           ,
           that
           our
           Zeal
           for
           some
           of
           them
           may
           not
           make
           us
           averse
           from
           any
           of
           the
           rest
           .
        
         
           So
           let
           us
           observe
           his
           Mortifications
           ,
           as
           not
           to
           neglect
           his
           Charity
           .
           Nor
           let
           our
           Love
           of
           his
           Communicative
           Goodness
           exclude
           our
           Observance
           of
           his
           severer
           Institutions
           .
           Rather
           let
           us
           carefully
           mingle
           them
           all
           in
           our
           practise
           ,
           as
           he
           did
           in
           his
           .
           As
           he
           did
           ,
           let
           us
           harmoniously
           joyn
           the
           good
           Duties
           of
           Society
           
           with
           those
           of
           Retirement
           ;
           the
           private
           Devotions
           of
           Solitude
           with
           the
           Distributive
           Virtues
           of
           Conversation
           .
        
         
           Thus
           ,
           in
           every
           Step
           of
           his
           irreprovable
           Life
           and
           Death
           ,
           we
           shall
           not
           fail
           to
           meet
           with
           something
           excellent
           ,
           and
           most
           proper
           for
           us
           to
           trace
           out
           ,
           and
           delineate
           in
           every
           Step
           of
           ours
           .
           When
           we
           find
           him
           in
           the
           Stable
           ,
           or
           the
           Manger
           ,
           have
           we
           not
           his
           great
           Humility
           ?
           When
           in
           the
           Throngs
           ,
           and
           Assemblies
           of
           the
           City
           ,
           his
           Mild
           ,
           Charitable
           ,
           and
           Blameless
           Behaviour
           to
           set
           before
           our
           Eyes
           ?
           When
           among
           Publicans
           and
           Sinners
           ,
           his
           gentle
           Gravity
           ,
           and
           winning
           Authority
           in
           reproving
           Wickedness
           and
           Licentiousness
           :
           When
           with
           the
           Scribes
           and
           Pharisees
           ,
           his
           avowed
           contempt
           of
           proud
           Singularity
           ,
           and
           censorious
           Hypocrisie
           :
           When
           in
           the
           Temple
           ,
           his
           fervent
           Zeal
           :
           When
           in
           his
           Journeys
           by
           Sea
           or
           Land
           ,
           his
           going
           about
           doing
           good
           :
           When
           alone
           in
           the
           Wilderness
           ,
           his
           unaffected
           Sanctity
           ,
           
           and
           meek
           Severity
           :
           Every
           where
           we
           have
           his
           Innocency
           ,
           his
           Temperance
           ,
           his
           Modesty
           ,
           his
           Affability
           ,
           his
           Justice
           ,
           his
           Mercy
           and
           Universal
           Beneficence
           .
        
         
           But
           ,
           as
           this
           Day
           most
           requires
           ,
           since
           we
           have
           now
           seen
           him
           in
           his
           Agony
           in
           the
           Garden
           ;
           in
           the
           Judgment-Hall
           Accus'd
           and
           Condemn'd
           ;
           and
           thenceforth
           brought
           as
           a
           
             Lamb
             to
             the
             Slaughter
             ,
             and
             as
          
           
           
             a
             Sheep
             before
             her
             Shearers
             is
             dumb
             ,
             so
             opening
             not
             his
             Mouth
          
           ;
           so
           meekly
           ,
           either
           bearing
           the
           Cross
           himself
           ,
           or
           Crucify'd
           on
           it
           :
           
             When
             he
             was
             Reviled
             ,
             Reviling
             not
          
           
           
             again
             ;
             When
             he
             Suffer'd
             ,
             Threatning
             not
             ;
             but
             committing
             himself
             to
             him
             that
             judgeth
             Righteously
             :
          
           And
           since
           (
           according
           to
           the
           Words
           immediately
           foregoing
           my
           Text
           )
           
             This
             is
             acceptable
             to
             God
             ;
             for
             even
             hereunto
             were
          
           
           
             we
             call'd
          
           :
           Now
           particularly
           let
           us
           learn
           to
           imitate
           his
           Patience
           ,
           Equanimity
           ,
           and
           Long-Suffering
           ;
           his
           
             forgiving
             Injuries
             ,
             and
             loving
             Enemies
             ;
             His
             Blessing
             them
             that
             Curs'd
             him
             ;
             His
             Praying
             for
             them
             who
             Despitefully
             
             used
             him
             ,
             and
             Persecuted
             him
          
           ;
           and
           lastly
           ,
           his
           entire
           Obedience
           to
           the
           Will
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           express'd
           in
           that
           most
           admirable
           Word
           of
           Submission
           ,
           amidst
           such
           ineffable
           Tortures
           ,
           
             Not
             as
             I
             will
             ,
             but
             as
             Thou
             wilt
             .
          
        
         
           And
           if
           we
           shall
           thus
           follow
           his
           Gracious
           Steps
           to
           Mount
           Calvery
           ,
           we
           shall
           also
           shortly
           follow
           him
           to
           Mount
           Olivet
           :
           If
           we
           shall
           thus
           be
           Partakers
           of
           his
           Death
           ,
           
             by
             dying
             to
             Sin
          
           ,
           we
           shall
           also
           be
           Partakers
           
           of
           his
           Resurrection
           ,
           
             by
             living
             to
             Righteousness
             here
             ,
             to
             Glory
             hereafter
          
           ;
           Which
           I
           beseech
           Almighty
           GOD
           to
           Grant
           us
           all
           .
           Amen
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
     
       
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           Notes for div A61181-e110
           
             Philip.
             2.
             8.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             1.
             18.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             6.
             5.
             
          
           
             St.
             John
             19.
             30.
             
          
           
             St.
             Matt.
             16.
             20.
             
          
           
             St.
             Luk.
             9.
             10.
             
          
           
             1
             St.
             Pet.
             3.
             18.
             
          
           
             Chap.
             2.
             vers
             .
             22.
             
          
           
             Rev.
             1.
             8.
             
          
           
             Hebr.
             1.
             
          
           
             Vers.
             3.
             
          
           
             Psalm
             85.
             10.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             3.
             16.
             
          
           
             2
             Tim.
             1.
             10.
             
          
           
             St.
             John
             1.
             41.
             
          
           
             Colos.
             2.
             17.
             
          
           
             Hebr.
             10.
             1.
             
          
           
             Gen.
             49.
             10.
             
          
           
             Vers.
             10.
             
          
           
             Philip.
             2.
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             Acts
             10.
             34.
             
             Gal.
             2.
             6.
             
          
           
             Isai.
             53.
             3.
             
          
           
             Vers.
             4.
             
          
           
             Hebr.
             12.
             3.
             
          
           
             St.
             Matt.
             27.
             46.
             
          
           
             Isai.
             53.
             6.
             
          
           
             1
             St.
             Pet.
             2.
             24.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             7.
             24.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             6.
             23.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.
             56.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             2.
             5.
             
          
           
             St.
             Luk.
             10.
             33.
             
          
           
             Hos.
             14.
             4.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             22.
             6.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             39.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             7.
             11.
             
          
           
             Hab.
             1.
             13.
             
          
           
             Phil.
             2.
             12.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             10.
             29.
             13.
             20.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             9.
             28.
             
          
           
             Phil.
             2.
             13.
             
          
           
             St.
             Jude
             v.
             3.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             23.
             49.
             
          
           
             St.
             John
             146.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             12.
             2.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             68.
             18.
             
          
           
             Isaiah
             53.
             7.
             
          
           
             1
             St.
             Pet.
             2.
             23.
             
          
           
             Vers.
             20
             ,
             21.
             
          
           
             Vers.
             24.